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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Movie · 1988 · 89 min

A slick, fast-paced nightmare of creative kills and campy one-liners, more funhouse ride than dread.

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1988 American film by Renny Harlin
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Year
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Runtime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • friendship
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour5
Realism2
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
horror, slasher, teen
Directed by
Renny Harlin
Written by
Wes Craven, Brian Helgeland, William Kotzwinkle, Ken Wheat
Starring
Robert Englund, Renny Harlin, Linnea Quigley, Lisa Wilcox, Robert Shaye, Brooke Bundy, Tuesday Knight, Rodney Eastman
Music
Craig Safan
Cinematography
Steven Fierberg
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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